Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-06-11
FACT AND FANCY.

J SADIE mover, OF Lanstofus Ia.f AAtuousn
but 10 years old, weighs i95 pounds.
Citizens Of Fryeburg, Me-, report the ap.
peaTauce there Of pure white robin.
Over one hundred barrels Of petroleum q
day are used for fuel in Los Angeles, Cal
Paul Bauer. the noted Coney island hotel
keeper, is said to be on the verge Of insanity.
In Philadelphia there is young man aged
"a years who enjoys the income Of $4,000 q
year.
The army-worm Is doing a great deal OF
damage in the wheat-helds rear Palestine.
Tenn.
Corkwood canes made to look like dainty
rolled umbrellas are carried by Gotham men Of
fashion.
New York is talking about an angry sonwhc
wears mourning because his mother has re-
married.
Sixty thousand cart loads of dust were col
lected by the street sWeepers in New York a
few days ago.
The Baltimore park commissioners have just
prohibited kissing in the public park under
penalty Of $40
A 100000 cotton mill Is about to be built
At Louisville, Ky. The capital stock has al
ready been sold
Opera, opuscs. and OPT are terms used by
some western musical critics with slight
shades Of meaning.
Charley Tong Sing, a survivor of the Jean
nette expedition, has established restaurant
in San Francisco, Cal
The kick of horse started fire in Newton
Villsge, N. H., the other night that burned
twenty one buildings.
The Iron guards of Youngstown, o., have
changed their name to Logan guards in honor
of the late Gen. Logan.
An English prisoner, who is So years old,
confessed recently that he had spent over
twenty years in prison
Augustin DAILY says the interstate commerce
bin has increased the railroad fares OF his
company fully 20 per cent.
In Buffalo, N. Y, natural gas is furnished
for housekeeping and other purposes at 20
cents per thousand feet net
: At New England dairy show there is said
to be on exhibition a machine which pro
duces butter in two minutes.
The cremation of the remains of the late
Chief Pascual of the Yuma Indians took
place at Yuma, Arizona, few days ago.
1t is estimated that between $500 900, OOC
and 5000, 0OO, 600 will be expended in railroad
construction in the United States during the
current year.
The white settlers near Defiance, n. NJ.
are becoming alarmed at the restlessness Of
the HaTaioes, and have sent for troops to
guard their homes
A dress parade of the Haytien army took
place few days ago. Thirteen priyates,
ten officers, and six drummers were the chief
features of the display.
AT Greenwood, Ark, colored preacher,
who a short time ago celebrated his 1921 birth
day, has taken out license to marry Mrs.
Edie Smith, aged 62years.
She Cooking at book of medieval illustra-
tionsl -Doyou believe Satan has wlngsi He
Don't you know, my dear, he is generally
supposed to be very fly individual!
AT Point Pleasant, w. Va, a few days ago,
a l2year-old boy died from the effects of a
dose OF patent medicine administered to him
by his father. The boy died with all the
symptoms Of arsenlcal poisining.
Undertaken ito new boy Did you see the
ladyl New Boy-Yessir an she asst me il the
funeral engagements was all completed. I'm
dertaker-You said they werel New Boy
Yessir, told her we'd get everything dead
to rights.
The editor Of Carlisle (Pa) Voluntesr saws
that he was rendered for some minutes breath
less last week by a stranger-who proved to be
an old delinquent ubscriber-walking into
his office and planking down sixty three round
silver dollars, the total amount due for back
subscription.
Church congregations In Berks county, Penn
sylyania. are holding anti-gigling sociables
for the benefit Of the church The person who
laughs smiles or CYCLES are fined cents. At
one of these gatherings the other evening the
minister, who is something of an AngIomaniac,
read selections from London comic weekly,
and tie church funds were not augmented a
cents worth.
A new form Of amusement, now in vogue
at Beaver Falls, Pa, is for number Of young
men to gather round a natural gas torch and
catch the June bugs or beetles, then put
them on their hands and bet the cigars as to
which will fly away the quickest The bugs
fly directly for the gas torch, and another
plan is to bet on the one who win get in the
flames first and be burned to death. 1t is
very exciting game, and the boys say it beats
baseball all hollow
A brick made Of ashes aud cinders is now
being manufactured in San Francisco, Cal.
The ErdpIiaer says: 'The result is a brick
of unusual solidity handsome In appearance,
of most durable character, and made entire
ly without burning or baking. IAN manner Of
experiments have been tried with the bricks
in the way of subjecting them alternately to
intense cold and heat, but without any in.
furious effect The best quality have even.
been boiled for hours without cracking or
showing any signs Of dlssolving.n
A Boston mother was talking to her little 4
year-old daughter about her being good and
loving God. The little girl dropped upon her
knees by the side of her mother and offered a
little prayer. She then arose, and, with
very self.complaeent look, said: "Mamma,
did God hear that prayerl' 30 yes, my dear;
God always hears cur prayers. "Mamma,n
said she, very eranestly, ''what did God sayi'i
"He didn't say anything God doesn't speak
to us in that way" 80 yes, mamma, he did;
you didn't hear Him. He said to one OF the
angels "only hear that little girl 'prayi'' :.
The singing of the MERIDIAN Street church
choir, Sunday, in indianapolis, was unaccom-
panied by music from the organ, the cause Of
which was explained at the close Of the service
by Dr. Gilbert, who, abiding to Mr.. Myron w.
stowall, said: sour yotig organisi has been
blessed spiritually by the service here. He came
to my family asking what he should do, and
we recommended he should join the First
Presbyterian church, as his father and mother
are members there. He has gone over to that
church to be received, so we will have no
organ in singing praise God from Whom AL
Blessings Flow.n
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